A conversation with David Kay

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In a rapidly evolving world, strengthening connections between the work done in Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) program areas across the state and the related research conducted at Cornell University has never been more crucial. This episode...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Global Development Section
David Kay

Teaching through action: Insect Ecology students learn at Dilmun Hill

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Kendrick Nakamura ‘24 kept ants as a hobby for years while maintaining a career in IT, before realizing that the insects were his real passion. He came to Cornell to major in Entomology and said that one of his favorite courses was Insect...
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Dilmun Hill Student Farm
  • Entomology
Students in a field of goldenrod

Peace Corps Humility: Coverdell Fellow Erik Endacott, MPS ‘25

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How would bushwhacking the Rockies, wandering across Gambia, and working a Tesla assembly line shift your perception of global development? Meet Erik Endacott, this year’s Peace Corps Coverdell Fellow in the Global Development Master of...
  • Global Development Section
  • Food
  • Global Development
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COMM Updates - 11/27/2024

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Briefings, Conference Presentations, Symposia, Panels & Workshops Graduate student Luke Dye presented a paper at the National Communication Association annual conference entitled “How Do Servicemembers and Romantic Partners Talk about...
Lewenstein gives presentation to crowd

$1.6M supports land-grant research for NY farms, forests, communities

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Fifty-four research projects addressing New York’s agriculture, environment and communities have collectively received $1.6 million from the USDA.

  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Department of Entomology
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section
  • Agriculture
  • Field Crops
  • Animals
  • Entomology
  • Pollinators
  • Climate Change
  • Environment
  • Water
  • Landscape
  • Natural Resources
  • Crops
Brown soil and green plants in a field

2023 Production and financial benchmarks for New York organic dairies

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Methods PRO-DAIRY and Cornell Cooperative Extension farm business management educators work closely with dairy operators to complete the DFBS on an annual basis. Farms contribute detailed financial, production, and labor information. Farm...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
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As US craft beer industry goes flat, NYS bubbles with optimism

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In 2023, craft beer production in the U.S. declined by 1%, which is the worst on record since the Brewers Association began tracking the industry in the late 1970s. New York fared better.

  • Cornell Craft Beverage Institute
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
  • Viticulture and Enology
  • Applied Economics
  • Food
  • Beverages
  • Horticulture
Jamey Tielens, left, and Ben Brotman consult on a recent brewing day at Liquid State Brewing Company. Brotman says the state’s brewers organizations “keep brewers in touch with other breweries and build a sense of camaraderie.” Photo by Jason Koski.

Hitting the ground running: 40 years of Dairy Fellows

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The dairy industry is complex and far-reaching. From production to financial management to agribusiness long-range planning, dairy demands many skillsets to keep the industry humming. To prepare students for careers in this dynamic industry, the...
  • Dairy Fellows Program
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
  • Dairy
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PRO-DAIRY welcomes new staff

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Farm Business Management team adds two new members Lainey Koval (pictured left) has been working part-time with PRO-DAIRY, starting during her senior year at Cornell, and is now on staff full-time. She will provide administrative support for the...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
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